‘No Pants’ rail rides around the world

January 12, 2014 |By JAKE ELLISON

What started as a prank in New York by the group Improv Everywhere has grown into an international celebration of silliness

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Marianne Cornejo, far right, and Leah Estreicher, center right, both of New York, start to get dressed at the Union Square subway station after participating in the annual No Pants Subway Ride, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in New York. The staged event, organized by the group Impro Everywhere, invited people onto the subways without pants to act out what might be a normal commute.

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Marianne Cornejo, far right, and Leah Estreicher, center right, both of New York, start to get dressed at the Union Square subway station after participating in the annual No Pants Subway Ride, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in New York. The staged event, organized by the group Impro Everywhere, invited people onto the subways without pants to act out what might be a normal commute.